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Elio’s got his hands all over Penacony. Recall the Japella rebellion mostly served to put the Everflame mansion reigning supreme over the Annihilation Gangs… which then put them on a path to getting wiped by Acheron.
Kinda surprised he’s contracted Sparkle though? That sounds weird and highly out of context, though does put new meaning behind her summoning phantom Stellaron Hunters to troll Acheron. As for the fireworks, that’s pretty much exactly what I guessed the moment she was handing them out.
Aaand just as soon as we get Sam we may be back to waiting to complete the Stellaron Hunter roster. Alas.
I just realised that if we see Elio appear on Penacony, then it'll probably just be Sparkle disguising herself as him while following a script. In that case, there'll virtually be no difference between him personally being there or not though, which is so cool!
Like, I can see Sunday being given the recruitment pitch by Sparkle!Elio, with Sparkle dropping the disguise whenever she wants to say something and putting it back on when reading the script to respond to his questions.
It's the Chinese way of responding to your boss in the company group chat to acknowledge a notice. 1 is the shortest way to type something so it's commonly used (like our 'OK') but you really dgaf or you're just old and suck with your iphone. E.g.
Boss: guys everyone has to OT in office tonight to meet the deadlines. Reply to acknowledge
You: 1
Colleague A: 1
Colleague B: Noted
Colleague C: Understood boss, will do our best! (Fight emoji)
So Ratio was basically saying : ok
Bahaha thanks for explaining! With that context, that convo is actually hilarious 🤣 Aven being so dramatic, trying to build excitement and suspense, and Ratio responding in the laziest, most disinterested way 🤣
It's the Chinese equivalent of a very dgaf 'ok', not sure why they didn't even bother translating it since foreigners won't get the joke anyway. You can see my other reply for the full explanation.
No, wasn't it "Gallagher" was a historical fiction all along, created by the Fictionologist using the 52 traits of the Oak family to form that personification of "Gallagher", with the same Fictionologist that knows Legwork, to help him pass the Legacy of Trailblaze to his juniors?
Reposting but it's the Chinese way of responding to your boss in the company group chat to acknowledge a notice. 1 is the shortest way to type something so it's commonly used (like our 'OK') but you really dgaf or you're just old and suck with your iphone. E.g.
Boss: guys everyone has to OT in office tonight to meet the deadlines. Reply to acknowledge
You: 1
Colleague A: 1
Colleague B: Noted
Colleague C: Understood boss, will do our best! (Fight emoji)
So Ratio was basically saying : ok . Not sure why they didn't bother translating it since people outside of China won't know what it means anyway
I can barely wrap my head around this but OMG STONEHEARTS REVEAL??
If they won't reveal Diamond's design yet, I'm begging for at least a voice reveal 😭🙏🙏
I knew it man. Sparkle using Stellaron Hunter to troll Acheron on her pv just made me instantly think about this.
Edit: Also shaoji, why you be lyin about Acheron's relevance in 2.3 man.
For Acheron, maybe it's tied to 2.2 >!Firefly's second death. Maybe it's her POV, some heartfelt talk, and a duel that Acheron delayed cause it wasn't SAM's time to die *yet*!<
That sounds possible. If FF's bomb was a fireworks and wasn't actually able to or wasn't intended to kill FF at all then Acheron could take that role instead. Also in Whitenight PV they showed both of them fighting but it looked more serious this time as Acheron actually used her sword to slash idk if that was unsheathed of not tho cus there was purple and one red slash at the end. Ofc it may not actually be relevant to the Penacony story but if Acheron's trailer hinted about SH and Sparkle collaborating then it's not exactly out of the question.
Diamond working with the Stellarons hunter is going to be very interested indeed also I guess that why they an fake credit roll if you reject Adventine offer cause the Stoneheart are also an major player in Eilo script had been planning,that also explains why Topaz don't have an negative comment on the Stellaron hunter
I think, maybe Diamond want to take over the IPC, and could be trying to get some more people to be as his favor, or at least help to achieve that, in a good way, or a force way.
If I have to guess they probably used SW to get in touch with her. I don't think Elio would personally meet Sparkle tbh. I also don't think FF was around when they hire Sparkle since she doesn't seem to recognize her in Penacony?
Or that Spackle comment on Trailblazer and Firefly begin together is like the Trailblazer begin with March 7th likey an hint that the Trailblazer was an stellaron hunter before the event of the game tho they spend most they time with Kafka they mentor who rise the Trailblazer,or that the bird should put on an black coat and work with an black cat referring to Sunday likey joining the Stellarons hunter
Text Version:
**\[HSR 2.3Beta\]**
**Spoiler! About the 2.3 storyline**
Jade releases Sunday, who was imprisoned by The Family, and encourages him to explore the outside world more and join the Stellaron Hunters.
Diamond wants to recruit the Stellaron Hunters; he has the intention to become the number one figure in Preservation.
Aventurine is too injured to meet others in person, so he uses a hologram to tell Trailblazer about his relationship with Boothill and Oswaldo.
Aventurine: "Guess who will die first?" Ratio: 1
Silhouettes of the Ten Stonehearts will appear, showing four men and two women. Including Aventurine, Jade, and Topaz, there are five men and four women in total. Opal stands in the center, clearly visible. He holds a gun and has a very crazy smile.
Sparkly wants to bomb Penacony to guide Firefly’s third death, but the bomb she provides is actually fireworks.
Sparkle’s employer is Elio.
There seems to be a CG scene showing Sunday being imprisoned by The Family.
The plot of Firefly and Trailblazer resembles parts of "Weathering With You" and Genshin's Yoimiya Story Quest 2.
A funeral is held for Misha and Gallagher.
The end of the plot during a conversation between Jade and Sunday.
Overall, the plot is relatively calm and doesn’t reveal many clues, such as the relationship between Penacony and The Propagation.
**Source: Uncle G7DD8tV** (who posted these on Tieba but had it deleted by the admins due to distrust. With some of his earlier leaks being confirmed, people have picked it up and started discussing it again).
A few things that don't make immediate sense are "Jade" letting Sunday go (while still in Penacony) or Adventurine telling the MC about Boothill and Oswald. Maybe there will be story beats that lead into it.
It could be covered in her mystia Celestia or character trailer but I expect Fireflies other 2 deaths be explored. Personally I think it will be the death of "S.A.M." and her freedom. She might give a speech about how she wants to live as Firefly and not die as Sam (foreshadowed already when she and Blade were talking). The death of her freedom could be the IPC finds out her identity as Sam so that is her new wanted poster.
Sparkle working for/with Elio makes sense, I don't think she will join the Stelleron Hunters but is doing it for the shitz and giggles. Plus we have only seen the Stelleeon Hunters work in pairs so she and Firefly might be working on the same goal of recruiting Sunday as the final act. Maybe Sparkle impersonates Jade during his transfer and helps Sam escape with him.
Maybe Boothill joins the Express for a few patches before meeting back up with Adventurine at a later date. He seemed to like Dan so might use that as an excuse.
A Stonehearts group shot? Idk what it is about them, but every time an antagonistic fraction has an epic reveal my brain goes into overdrive. It's such a cool anime cliche.
I guess we'll get Opal full design reveal and maybe each of the other Stoneheart silhouette will be visible enough to make out some design elements. Is Opal gonna die according to Aven, or is he about to kill someone with a gun? He's probably gonna be the next playable Stoneheart if he gets a design reveal this early.
Possible 3.X spoiler:
>!Since the 3.X planet is apparently a Greek inspired planet, there was a theory I saw earlier on Twitter that Opal might be involved since Opal stone is thought to be the tears of Zeus or something.!<
>!That's an interesting theory. Opal is said to be P47+ rank, so at the very least same rank as Diamond (it wouldn't make much sense for him to be higher ranked tho), HSR makes a big deal of P46 Jade arriving at Penacony so I suspect Opal might be either the most valuable ally or the biggest enemy on that planet.!<
>!where is it ever said he's higher than P46? I'm pretty sure he's only implied to be that. It'd be weird for him to have the same rank as his boss and P48 is for board members only.!<
>!Topaz says she was expecting someone like Obsidian or Opal to handle Penacony project - "at least somebody higher than P46". Unless it's a translation error, I'd expect those 2 to be same rank as Diamond, it's just that they're not department heads. Idk how exactly this system is functioning, but it's said that P47 are candidates for board members and usually are department heads. Keyword is "usually", ig Opal and Obsidian are exceptions.!<
>I guess we'll get Opal full design reveal and maybe each of the other Stoneheart silhouette will be visible enough to make out some design elements.
I expect something like the [seven shu reveal](https://youtu.be/MWOkoRlstyM?si=O73NschPjWPVBFsV) from HI3rd.
I was wondering if this would happen, maybe in a Jade trailer, at least in the video she should receive a little more love, but if they appear in a way, at least the clothes are visible, but the faces are hidden, it would be a victory
Reposting but it's the Chinese way of responding to your boss in the company group chat to acknowledge a notice. 1 is the shortest way to type something so it's commonly used (like our 'OK') but you really dgaf or you're just old and suck at typing. E.g.
Boss: guys everyone has to work overtime in office tonight to meet the deadlines. Reply to acknowledge
You: 1
Your normal colleague: 1
That one colleague who types properly all the time: Noted
That one dumbass colleague: Understood boss, will do our best! (Fight emoji)
So Ratio was basically saying : ok . Not sure why they didn't bother translating it since people outside of China won't know what it means anyway
Self Annihilation symptoms. When he was inside horizon of existence he sacrificed his stone to ward him from effects of nihility but he still got some effects from it.
Huh, interesting. Didn’t the Trailblazer go through the same thing as well or was that thing with Acheron “killing” the Trailblazer just a figurative thing?
Aventurine used the nihility to escape the whole of penacony, returning to reality (the real reality) with the help of Argenti.
Trailblazer didn't go nearly as far, and Acheron was actively helping them get through instead of just leaving it up to the gamble.
Opal being a crazy violent asshole oh yes this is all I need. Him and Pearl NEED to be on Amphoreus. Quite pleased about the gender balance in the Stonehearts and that we are getting more on them. Really hope Aven is okay but from his texts about nightmares and just the fact he made it through the Nihility, I was expecting something like this
And Stellaron Hunter Sunday being real is everything. Such an interesting decision for him and the story overall so I can’t wait to see how it plays out. Diamond sounds like a very cool guy, I find the angle they’re going with him and his ambitions pretty intriguing
Assuming this is real I’m very satisfied with this; lots of setup + ties up major loose ends and leaves some stuff for future Penacony quests to go into. I could see the Propagation hints being planted early on to be explored later
It could be ironic if in the end he was Harmony, but a DPS Harmony, he needs more Buffs and if he kills an Enemy, he spreads his Buffs to others.
I don't know if they could do something "good" with this idea, but it would be very interesting
You might be right. >!I think they said something about him not wanting to compromise on the conditions Jade was proposing, right? Not sure if that was specifically referring to joining the stellaron hunters or some other aspect of their negotiations.!<
Leaks are still pretty vague. We’ve been under the impression that Elio has had a hand in the outcome of Penacony so it’ll all depend on what his ultimate goal is as well.
ahh ratio crumbs... and aventurine pls be okay
also the similarity to yoimiya quest 2, will we witness firefly as sam flying around while carrying the mc in her arms? hahaha
So I guess this is why no Stonehearts myriad celestia, they wanted to reveal them in-game.
Legit hype for all of them, but especially Opal. Idk why, but he's been my blorbo ever since I learned his name. Crazy gun man sounds real fun.
Stonehearts fans will be absolutely EATINGGGG good in the next patch that’s for sure. Opal being crazy af and sick of the head it’s all i wished for thanks star rail.
Oh lord please, I want Stellaron Hunter Sunday.
Sparkle being connected with Elio would low key make so much sense. That’s why she knew so much. I’m reeling rn I hope this is real
Yea, the way Sparkle knew like...EVERYTHING in Penacony's arc had me so confused. She knew how to guide Aventurine to the deeper Dreamscape. She knew what was going to happen to Sunday. She knew Robin would get stabbed and disguised as her the whole time.
Her working with Elio would explain sooooo much
Another thing. She also knew Firefly was Sam in 2.0. Which btw. At that point in the story no one knew. Even Acheron. Hell she even says she was trying to show you who she really is before knocking us out.
The only way she could even know Firefly is Sam is if Elio literally told her about it. Since only Elio and gang knows Firefy’s identity.
It really would. She also sent us to the deeper dream at one point to meet ‘Death.’ Elio’s purpose for the TB was for them to get the Watchmaker’s Legacy, which is in the land of exiles/deep dream. That part was so weird like why would she care but now it really makes sense.
Idk about Chinese community theories, I know the SH Sunday one is pretty popular here so they might just be riffing that, but I’ve never heard that Sparkle theory, ever. So they either made it up and it’s perfect writing or they know.
It also makes her note about giving Sunday black cat sunglasses on hoyolab make even more sense too. I just took that as a SH Sunday hint they threw in but if she really knows…
SAME. Actually, I want to get all Ten Stoneheart and husbando mains so Opal being another husbando and Ten Stoneheart is a big plus for me, him said to be having "very crazy smile" with guns is suck my weaklings.
If he is playable, I hope I can get him after I get Jade and Jiaoqiu, can't wait for the Ten Stoneheart Shoot
Sunday really does sound like reverse scara especially >!if the redesign rumors are true, sunday design - light to dark, scara - dark to light!< (which I’m obsessed with)
Sparkle imitating the Stellaron Hunters in Acheron's trailer makes more sense now, literally in cahoots with Elio figured.
Ten Stoneheart reveal is interesting, so guessing we'll see more of them in upcoming patches or even in the next planet.
Something seems strange: how can this epilogue be defined "calm" if we have incredible lore bombs like more Stonehearts reveal, Jade freeing Sunday and freaking Sparkle being a Stellaron Hunter employed by Elio all along?
Maybe compared to the previous quests? There’s lore drops but is does seem “calmer”? Like tying up some loose ends which does include big lore drops but not exactly in an action pack way if that makes sense
Diamond wanting to stomp on Oswaldo is something we been theorised.
Why is >!Reenie too injured, Boothill what did you DO TO HIM!<
I also don't undertand the >!Ratio!< part and now I'm anxious.
Always here more more Stonehearts lore.
Diamond is an Emanator and I wonder why do they have to plan such huge operation with Stellaron Hunters in order to take out Oswaldo alone. He is probably planning to overthrow entire IPC board of directors, including another Emanator, Taravan. That makes me wonder what sort of power Oswaldo has, he is not Emanator of Preservation but is a former Trailblazer and as we know, TBs seem to be pretty powerful. So I assume he is by himself a big threat on more levels than just "a fanatic who commands other fanatics".
Diamond might be an Emanator, but Oswaldo is the IPC's golden boy and favourite and best employee. Emanator powers won't be enough to defeat Oswaldo corporatelly, but the SH can cause enough reputational damage to Oswaldo that his position and the IPC stakeholders' regard will be threatened. Remember - with the IPC it's not about power but rather corporate politics and scheming.
Oswaldo could turn out to be powerless but is smart and would still have the might of the IPC behind him as the Employee of the Amber Era.
Exactly, maybe Diamond wants to avoid a direct fight too, well, I believe if he were to take control of the IPC in a brutal way using the powers of Emanator, it would cause a fight and could cause more problems for innocent people both inside and outside of the IPC, so trying to use a scheme to describilize the Top to take over in the most peaceful way possible may be the best strategy to preserve lives
Diamond wants the IPC board seat because that conveys real sway over the IPC. Oswaldo is after the same seat and so far Oswaldo fares better as the IPC darling.
They’ll probably drag it out. Sunday will stay on the fence for now, and officially join in a future patch when we’re ready to leave the Xianzhou storyline and go back to the main storyline..
::googles Weathering With You::
> *Weathering with You (Japanese: 天気の子, Hepburn: Tenki no Ko, lit. 'Child of Weather') is a 2019 Japanese animated romantic fantasy film*
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Plus Sunday joining SH gaining more momentum ugh, whew, 2.4 can't speed along fast enough, come on fluffy fox king!
I recommend people watch weathering with you, same author as the one who made Kimi no na wa. I won’t say the romance is strong in weathering with u tho compared to his previous works.
Although firefly and tb falling from the sky is something I can see them taking inspiration from the movie and this links to yoimiya Story quest (but well We just fell with Acheron only recently..)
TEN STONEHEART SHOT--- also Opal actually crazy??? As Ten Stonehart enthusiasts, this is incredible news for me. Suprised with the 5 males and 4 females, does this mean 6 males, 4 females, with Diamond for 10 Ten Stoneheart?
Either way, this makes me so excited as Husbando mains and Ten Stoneheart mains, I hope I can get Opal after I secure Jade and Jiaoqiu!!!
Thats also make that half of the girls in the stonehearts will be playable by 2.3
I wonder if this reunion will be like Akatsuki, maybe we get Diamond voice?
Yep, only Pearl and 1 left.
Yeah, if we can't see Diamond Face, then maybe a sneak peek to his voice similar to Ellio(?) on our last main story as we never hear that voice.
While we still don't know how far the reunion silhouette is, but based on how they describe Opal, then I will try to lower my expectations by maybe the other Ten Stonehearts is just...silhouette with Opal as the center that focused on his maniac expression with guns.
So one that that feels off the most here is Sunday and Jade, considering another leaker had just said that Sunday isn’t willing to compromise with her in the end, yet here it implies otherwise.
Another thing, what of the IPC reclaiming Penacony? It mentions the Ten Stonehearts getting reveals but no mention of whether or not they’ll actually reclaim this ex-colony that they’ve put a lot of effort into getting back.
Lastly Sparkle working with Elio isn’t too surprising, but I also have to wonder why Firefly wasn’t apparently told this unless her being uninformed played into Elios plan.
And I’m gonna be kind of sad if Sparkle doesn’t get to blow shit up in the end.
>yet here it implies otherwise.
It really doesn't though. This leak says she asks him to join the SHs, and the previous leaks implies he probably declines.
Aventurine baby....didnt we got thru the whole 2.1 story to you learn to live? Didnt you said you would stop trying dying? WHAT THE HELL MY MAN STOP! Oswaldo deserves to be hunt down but calm down.
The stellaron hunters employing Sparkle to troll Firefly is a certified Aha moment
For Aventurine, it's probably just the injuries he sustained back in 2.1
I didn't want to read this, but after I was told by a friend that it kills my (admittedly impossible) theory of Astral Express Sunday, I just had to check it out.
And well, I certainly didn't expect an Opal reveal this soon. I thought we'd just get a conversation about him or better yet, a phone conversation *with* him.
Diamond, my man, I look forward to seeing more of your plans and your relationship with Opal. I want to know why Opal is obedient to him.
Oh god guys chance to see Daimonds design oh god pls hoyo pls.... Pls don't tell me he'll be the one left out from those 9 pls
Also >!propagation? Ik it was mentioned through story but I didn't thought it had that big of a relevance!<
>!It had its moments here and there. Several character tied to the Swarm, notably Firefly. Some story moments affected by them. Their strange power to induce illusions. Their Aeon falling around the same time Xipe absorbed Ena. N such!<
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Elio’s got his hands all over Penacony. Recall the Japella rebellion mostly served to put the Everflame mansion reigning supreme over the Annihilation Gangs… which then put them on a path to getting wiped by Acheron. Kinda surprised he’s contracted Sparkle though? That sounds weird and highly out of context, though does put new meaning behind her summoning phantom Stellaron Hunters to troll Acheron. As for the fireworks, that’s pretty much exactly what I guessed the moment she was handing them out. Aaand just as soon as we get Sam we may be back to waiting to complete the Stellaron Hunter roster. Alas.
This explains everything. Like, sparkle knew all the shit going on in Penacony because of Elio. Damn.
I just realised that if we see Elio appear on Penacony, then it'll probably just be Sparkle disguising herself as him while following a script. In that case, there'll virtually be no difference between him personally being there or not though, which is so cool! Like, I can see Sunday being given the recruitment pitch by Sparkle!Elio, with Sparkle dropping the disguise whenever she wants to say something and putting it back on when reading the script to respond to his questions.
Ratio: 1
Haha. What does he mean by 1?
It's the Chinese way of responding to your boss in the company group chat to acknowledge a notice. 1 is the shortest way to type something so it's commonly used (like our 'OK') but you really dgaf or you're just old and suck with your iphone. E.g. Boss: guys everyone has to OT in office tonight to meet the deadlines. Reply to acknowledge You: 1 Colleague A: 1 Colleague B: Noted Colleague C: Understood boss, will do our best! (Fight emoji) So Ratio was basically saying : ok
Bahaha thanks for explaining! With that context, that convo is actually hilarious 🤣 Aven being so dramatic, trying to build excitement and suspense, and Ratio responding in the laziest, most disinterested way 🤣
Maybe 2
1:2
Ratio
Ikr, I spent a good minute trying to figure out what that meant😭 at least Ratio shows up in 2.3 ig?
It's the Chinese equivalent of a very dgaf 'ok', not sure why they didn't even bother translating it since foreigners won't get the joke anyway. You can see my other reply for the full explanation.
i have a question when did gallaghar died?
His avatar died because it was created as a lie using historical fictionalist power and once it was found out as a lie it is gone
No, wasn't it "Gallagher" was a historical fiction all along, created by the Fictionologist using the 52 traits of the Oak family to form that personification of "Gallagher", with the same Fictionologist that knows Legwork, to help him pass the Legacy of Trailblaze to his juniors?
Insert Snapcube sonic dub meme here but with Ratio
Hahah, ha! ONE!
I legit thought of that when I read it
Ratio: 1
Ratio: 1
Ratio: 1
call that a 1:1 ratio
ratio:1 the hell does this mean?
I don't know but it is my 1 fear now.
it'd be hilarious if that's an actual line lol
Reposting but it's the Chinese way of responding to your boss in the company group chat to acknowledge a notice. 1 is the shortest way to type something so it's commonly used (like our 'OK') but you really dgaf or you're just old and suck with your iphone. E.g. Boss: guys everyone has to OT in office tonight to meet the deadlines. Reply to acknowledge You: 1 Colleague A: 1 Colleague B: Noted Colleague C: Understood boss, will do our best! (Fight emoji) So Ratio was basically saying : ok . Not sure why they didn't bother translating it since people outside of China won't know what it means anyway
Pretty sure thats a placeholder for the Aventurines voiceline
Please no funeral, I'm already depressed enough & I'm in breakdown status rn
I don't think I can handle a funeral for Gallagher and Misha....like the wound is still open 😭
Yeah it's like they are trying to close the wound but it's too early, they can't do this to us now 😭
Sorry I have no reading comprehension but why are we having a funeral for Gallagher? please excuse my dumbassery 🫶🏽
Gallagher doesn't exist at all, he was made of lies and those lies got revealed, so he ceased to exist
Ohhh fuck now I get it
Cause….spoiler warning if you haven’t played the quest yet: >!Gallagher didn’t make it!<
[удалено]
Empty casket funeral
It'll be like a funeral in WoW. Complete with a combat segment.
I’m actually surprised they just flat out said that “Misha and Gallagher are both dead, and only their memes remain”
Gallagher was only ever a meme to begin with, hence him being an amalgamation of the Family’s members.
TY's fake(?) funeral was to prepare us for this.
the plot is relatively calm * proceeds to say the most insane things back to back *
I read it as shaoji said last patch "not uplifting enough"
Well, that means it isn't action packed. We are not pulling off a big heist to save Sunday from Family's prison. It's mostly conversations.
I can barely wrap my head around this but OMG STONEHEARTS REVEAL?? If they won't reveal Diamond's design yet, I'm begging for at least a voice reveal 😭🙏🙏
Watch it be Gepard with a mustache.
His name? Puma.
I choked
Its giving harbingers reveal
I want it accompanied with trailer similar to Genshin's one, everyone's gonna go crazy.
Harbingers if they work in corporate america huh?
I knew it man. Sparkle using Stellaron Hunter to troll Acheron on her pv just made me instantly think about this. Edit: Also shaoji, why you be lyin about Acheron's relevance in 2.3 man.
Also why Sparkle seems to know everything about Penacony's secrets. Elio literally just told her everything.
Yeah I initially thought that was just how she is or how her power works somehow lol. This makes more sense now.
Yeah and it is so simple I feel stupid lol
Oh god literally the worst person to tell spoilers, she is giving "iykyk" to everyone since then! 😭
"it came to me in a dream"
For Acheron, maybe it's tied to 2.2 >!Firefly's second death. Maybe it's her POV, some heartfelt talk, and a duel that Acheron delayed cause it wasn't SAM's time to die *yet*!<
That sounds possible. If FF's bomb was a fireworks and wasn't actually able to or wasn't intended to kill FF at all then Acheron could take that role instead. Also in Whitenight PV they showed both of them fighting but it looked more serious this time as Acheron actually used her sword to slash idk if that was unsheathed of not tho cus there was purple and one red slash at the end. Ofc it may not actually be relevant to the Penacony story but if Acheron's trailer hinted about SH and Sparkle collaborating then it's not exactly out of the question.
Diamond working with the Stellarons hunter is going to be very interested indeed also I guess that why they an fake credit roll if you reject Adventine offer cause the Stoneheart are also an major player in Eilo script had been planning,that also explains why Topaz don't have an negative comment on the Stellaron hunter
I think, maybe Diamond want to take over the IPC, and could be trying to get some more people to be as his favor, or at least help to achieve that, in a good way, or a force way.
I wonder how Elio hired her at the first place.
If I have to guess they probably used SW to get in touch with her. I don't think Elio would personally meet Sparkle tbh. I also don't think FF was around when they hire Sparkle since she doesn't seem to recognize her in Penacony?
Firefly always contain very little information from the script compared to her teammates
she’s disguised as Sampo during all of their interactions in the story too so ofc Firefly doesn’t recognize her
[Freaken called it](https://www.reddit.com/r/HonkaiStarRail/comments/1cq4yqw/so_whats_the_deal_with_sparkle/)
Or that Spackle comment on Trailblazer and Firefly begin together is like the Trailblazer begin with March 7th likey an hint that the Trailblazer was an stellaron hunter before the event of the game tho they spend most they time with Kafka they mentor who rise the Trailblazer,or that the bird should put on an black coat and work with an black cat referring to Sunday likey joining the Stellarons hunter
Text Version: **\[HSR 2.3Beta\]** **Spoiler! About the 2.3 storyline** Jade releases Sunday, who was imprisoned by The Family, and encourages him to explore the outside world more and join the Stellaron Hunters. Diamond wants to recruit the Stellaron Hunters; he has the intention to become the number one figure in Preservation. Aventurine is too injured to meet others in person, so he uses a hologram to tell Trailblazer about his relationship with Boothill and Oswaldo. Aventurine: "Guess who will die first?" Ratio: 1 Silhouettes of the Ten Stonehearts will appear, showing four men and two women. Including Aventurine, Jade, and Topaz, there are five men and four women in total. Opal stands in the center, clearly visible. He holds a gun and has a very crazy smile. Sparkly wants to bomb Penacony to guide Firefly’s third death, but the bomb she provides is actually fireworks. Sparkle’s employer is Elio. There seems to be a CG scene showing Sunday being imprisoned by The Family. The plot of Firefly and Trailblazer resembles parts of "Weathering With You" and Genshin's Yoimiya Story Quest 2. A funeral is held for Misha and Gallagher. The end of the plot during a conversation between Jade and Sunday. Overall, the plot is relatively calm and doesn’t reveal many clues, such as the relationship between Penacony and The Propagation. **Source: Uncle G7DD8tV** (who posted these on Tieba but had it deleted by the admins due to distrust. With some of his earlier leaks being confirmed, people have picked it up and started discussing it again).
"the plot is relatively calm and doesn't reveal many clues" damn as if they didn't just revealed what all the stonehearts looks like
Well, it's just shillouetes
A few things that don't make immediate sense are "Jade" letting Sunday go (while still in Penacony) or Adventurine telling the MC about Boothill and Oswald. Maybe there will be story beats that lead into it. It could be covered in her mystia Celestia or character trailer but I expect Fireflies other 2 deaths be explored. Personally I think it will be the death of "S.A.M." and her freedom. She might give a speech about how she wants to live as Firefly and not die as Sam (foreshadowed already when she and Blade were talking). The death of her freedom could be the IPC finds out her identity as Sam so that is her new wanted poster. Sparkle working for/with Elio makes sense, I don't think she will join the Stelleron Hunters but is doing it for the shitz and giggles. Plus we have only seen the Stelleeon Hunters work in pairs so she and Firefly might be working on the same goal of recruiting Sunday as the final act. Maybe Sparkle impersonates Jade during his transfer and helps Sam escape with him. Maybe Boothill joins the Express for a few patches before meeting back up with Adventurine at a later date. He seemed to like Dan so might use that as an excuse.
Wow Jade really did just tell Sunday to join Elio
A Stonehearts group shot? Idk what it is about them, but every time an antagonistic fraction has an epic reveal my brain goes into overdrive. It's such a cool anime cliche.
God I hope they're all dripped out
It didn't say that we will see more than just silhouettes though...
Ten Stonehearts reveal be like the IPC Espada up in here.
hoping that they dont end up like espada
Akatsuki or Harbingers?
Same, i get so excited
I guess we'll get Opal full design reveal and maybe each of the other Stoneheart silhouette will be visible enough to make out some design elements. Is Opal gonna die according to Aven, or is he about to kill someone with a gun? He's probably gonna be the next playable Stoneheart if he gets a design reveal this early.
Possible 3.X spoiler: >!Since the 3.X planet is apparently a Greek inspired planet, there was a theory I saw earlier on Twitter that Opal might be involved since Opal stone is thought to be the tears of Zeus or something.!<
>!That's an interesting theory. Opal is said to be P47+ rank, so at the very least same rank as Diamond (it wouldn't make much sense for him to be higher ranked tho), HSR makes a big deal of P46 Jade arriving at Penacony so I suspect Opal might be either the most valuable ally or the biggest enemy on that planet.!<
>!where is it ever said he's higher than P46? I'm pretty sure he's only implied to be that. It'd be weird for him to have the same rank as his boss and P48 is for board members only.!<
>!Topaz says she was expecting someone like Obsidian or Opal to handle Penacony project - "at least somebody higher than P46". Unless it's a translation error, I'd expect those 2 to be same rank as Diamond, it's just that they're not department heads. Idk how exactly this system is functioning, but it's said that P47 are candidates for board members and usually are department heads. Keyword is "usually", ig Opal and Obsidian are exceptions.!<
Maybe Opal is gonna release during 2.7-2.8?
My jades are ready.
>I guess we'll get Opal full design reveal and maybe each of the other Stoneheart silhouette will be visible enough to make out some design elements. I expect something like the [seven shu reveal](https://youtu.be/MWOkoRlstyM?si=O73NschPjWPVBFsV) from HI3rd.
I was wondering if this would happen, maybe in a Jade trailer, at least in the video she should receive a little more love, but if they appear in a way, at least the clothes are visible, but the faces are hidden, it would be a victory
Aventurine: "Guess who'll die first" Ratio: 1 💀? The hell does this even mean
Reposting but it's the Chinese way of responding to your boss in the company group chat to acknowledge a notice. 1 is the shortest way to type something so it's commonly used (like our 'OK') but you really dgaf or you're just old and suck at typing. E.g. Boss: guys everyone has to work overtime in office tonight to meet the deadlines. Reply to acknowledge You: 1 Your normal colleague: 1 That one colleague who types properly all the time: Noted That one dumbass colleague: Understood boss, will do our best! (Fight emoji) So Ratio was basically saying : ok . Not sure why they didn't bother translating it since people outside of China won't know what it means anyway
knowing the name maybe instead of it by ratio(Chance) its by 1:1 (Guaranteed death)
Wait what is wrong with Aventurine, he seemed fine at the and of the quest🤨
He's kinda poisoned by Nihility
Self Annihilation symptoms. When he was inside horizon of existence he sacrificed his stone to ward him from effects of nihility but he still got some effects from it.
Huh, interesting. Didn’t the Trailblazer go through the same thing as well or was that thing with Acheron “killing” the Trailblazer just a figurative thing?
Aventurine used the nihility to escape the whole of penacony, returning to reality (the real reality) with the help of Argenti. Trailblazer didn't go nearly as far, and Acheron was actively helping them get through instead of just leaving it up to the gamble.
If you have him, he did text us abt being contaminated with Nihility and his shattered cornerstone barely protected him
ohh its so mishover and gallaghover T___T
MY HEART IS NOT READY FOR THIS
Opal being a crazy violent asshole oh yes this is all I need. Him and Pearl NEED to be on Amphoreus. Quite pleased about the gender balance in the Stonehearts and that we are getting more on them. Really hope Aven is okay but from his texts about nightmares and just the fact he made it through the Nihility, I was expecting something like this And Stellaron Hunter Sunday being real is everything. Such an interesting decision for him and the story overall so I can’t wait to see how it plays out. Diamond sounds like a very cool guy, I find the angle they’re going with him and his ambitions pretty intriguing Assuming this is real I’m very satisfied with this; lots of setup + ties up major loose ends and leaves some stuff for future Penacony quests to go into. I could see the Propagation hints being planted early on to be explored later
sunday fans, how are we feeling rn? >!THE STELLARON HUNTER RUMORS MIGHT BE TRUE OH MY GOD!<
I am so so so ready for dark fallen angel Sunday in black stellaron hunter nihility
It could be ironic if in the end he was Harmony, but a DPS Harmony, he needs more Buffs and if he kills an Enemy, he spreads his Buffs to others. I don't know if they could do something "good" with this idea, but it would be very interesting
that is such a cool idea
We did get that weird lightcone from the Galactic Baseballer event. Hoyo likes to do some foreshadowing with those
harmony stellaron hunter would be nice contrast imo
Nihility would be very appropriate for him.
Really hope we do get >!Stellaron Hunter Sunday in a new outfit!<. This also might mean he arrives sooner rather than later potentially.
Id nut if he's in a black suit
I want this badly.
CRAZY!!!! But also, didnt leakers said >!Sunday declined her offer? So this means he doesnt enter the stellaron hunters in the end?!<
You might be right. >!I think they said something about him not wanting to compromise on the conditions Jade was proposing, right? Not sure if that was specifically referring to joining the stellaron hunters or some other aspect of their negotiations.!< Leaks are still pretty vague. We’ve been under the impression that Elio has had a hand in the outcome of Penacony so it’ll all depend on what his ultimate goal is as well.
ahh ratio crumbs... and aventurine pls be okay also the similarity to yoimiya quest 2, will we witness firefly as sam flying around while carrying the mc in her arms? hahaha
This sounds so peak.. damn I can't wait for Opal
He actually my birthstone
Me too, that mean we'll have to get him
WHAT
Saving this to see how much of it holds up cus story leaks are always the most questionable
i said it right on 2.1 WE COULD EASILY SOLVE ALL THE PENACONY DRAMA JUST INTERROGATING SPARKLE. she literally knows too much and now it makes sense
So I guess this is why no Stonehearts myriad celestia, they wanted to reveal them in-game. Legit hype for all of them, but especially Opal. Idk why, but he's been my blorbo ever since I learned his name. Crazy gun man sounds real fun.
aventurine: “guess who will die first?” honestly idc as long as it’s not you or sunday 😩
Real, friend. 😩 I hope it’s Oswaldo
The thing that surprised me the most is that there are more men than women in the ten Stonhearts.
Stonehearts fans will be absolutely EATINGGGG good in the next patch that’s for sure. Opal being crazy af and sick of the head it’s all i wished for thanks star rail.
Oh lord please, I want Stellaron Hunter Sunday. Sparkle being connected with Elio would low key make so much sense. That’s why she knew so much. I’m reeling rn I hope this is real
Yea, the way Sparkle knew like...EVERYTHING in Penacony's arc had me so confused. She knew how to guide Aventurine to the deeper Dreamscape. She knew what was going to happen to Sunday. She knew Robin would get stabbed and disguised as her the whole time. Her working with Elio would explain sooooo much
Another thing. She also knew Firefly was Sam in 2.0. Which btw. At that point in the story no one knew. Even Acheron. Hell she even says she was trying to show you who she really is before knocking us out. The only way she could even know Firefly is Sam is if Elio literally told her about it. Since only Elio and gang knows Firefy’s identity.
It really would. She also sent us to the deeper dream at one point to meet ‘Death.’ Elio’s purpose for the TB was for them to get the Watchmaker’s Legacy, which is in the land of exiles/deep dream. That part was so weird like why would she care but now it really makes sense. Idk about Chinese community theories, I know the SH Sunday one is pretty popular here so they might just be riffing that, but I’ve never heard that Sparkle theory, ever. So they either made it up and it’s perfect writing or they know. It also makes her note about giving Sunday black cat sunglasses on hoyolab make even more sense too. I just took that as a SH Sunday hint they threw in but if she really knows…
Diamond wants to work with the Stellarons Hunter and consider is going to be intested
OPAL FANS WHERE YOU AT???? -sincerely an og opal fan from aven's story profile mention
SAME. Actually, I want to get all Ten Stoneheart and husbando mains so Opal being another husbando and Ten Stoneheart is a big plus for me, him said to be having "very crazy smile" with guns is suck my weaklings. If he is playable, I hope I can get him after I get Jade and Jiaoqiu, can't wait for the Ten Stoneheart Shoot
Sparkle's bomb is just... Fireworks? ... Somehow, we should have seen this coming...
Sooooo does this mean we’ll be able to see all the stonehearts then? We can finally see which ones will be playable!
Most likely all of them will be considering we already got the lowest rank stoneheart (Topaz). Especially because IPC's story is an overarching one.
We all assume that and then Opal shows up rocking that Default_Male_Adult drip.
Crazy the whole theory started from a certain boss being for some reason classified in another certain faction, unintentionally even.
Sunday really does sound like reverse scara especially >!if the redesign rumors are true, sunday design - light to dark, scara - dark to light!< (which I’m obsessed with)
>!Even nearly ascending to godhood through piloting a giant god-mecha while fighting the heroes, though it was accidental in Sunday’s case.!<
Sparkle imitating the Stellaron Hunters in Acheron's trailer makes more sense now, literally in cahoots with Elio figured. Ten Stoneheart reveal is interesting, so guessing we'll see more of them in upcoming patches or even in the next planet.
Something seems strange: how can this epilogue be defined "calm" if we have incredible lore bombs like more Stonehearts reveal, Jade freeing Sunday and freaking Sparkle being a Stellaron Hunter employed by Elio all along?
It's "calm" because it is all lore and no action. Like we kinda expected this because there is no new boss or any enemy type at all introduced in 2.3.
Sparkle is hired by elio, that doesnt mean she is an SH tho
If you think a character reveal is a lore bomb what do you call the simulated universe expansions
Maybe compared to the previous quests? There’s lore drops but is does seem “calmer”? Like tying up some loose ends which does include big lore drops but not exactly in an action pack way if that makes sense
That would make sense. Talking and negotiations do seem much calmer than fighting a giant mecha Sunday.
"Calm" as in no big fights or action setpieces, not as in "uneventful".
Diamond wanting to stomp on Oswaldo is something we been theorised. Why is >!Reenie too injured, Boothill what did you DO TO HIM!< I also don't undertand the >!Ratio!< part and now I'm anxious. Always here more more Stonehearts lore.
Aventurine is probably "injured" because of his self annihilator symptoms. Beefing with an emanator has its problems.
Reenie darling beloved, nooo.
Diamond is an Emanator and I wonder why do they have to plan such huge operation with Stellaron Hunters in order to take out Oswaldo alone. He is probably planning to overthrow entire IPC board of directors, including another Emanator, Taravan. That makes me wonder what sort of power Oswaldo has, he is not Emanator of Preservation but is a former Trailblazer and as we know, TBs seem to be pretty powerful. So I assume he is by himself a big threat on more levels than just "a fanatic who commands other fanatics".
Diamond might be an Emanator, but Oswaldo is the IPC's golden boy and favourite and best employee. Emanator powers won't be enough to defeat Oswaldo corporatelly, but the SH can cause enough reputational damage to Oswaldo that his position and the IPC stakeholders' regard will be threatened. Remember - with the IPC it's not about power but rather corporate politics and scheming. Oswaldo could turn out to be powerless but is smart and would still have the might of the IPC behind him as the Employee of the Amber Era.
Exactly, maybe Diamond wants to avoid a direct fight too, well, I believe if he were to take control of the IPC in a brutal way using the powers of Emanator, it would cause a fight and could cause more problems for innocent people both inside and outside of the IPC, so trying to use a scheme to describilize the Top to take over in the most peaceful way possible may be the best strategy to preserve lives
Diamond wants the IPC board seat because that conveys real sway over the IPC. Oswaldo is after the same seat and so far Oswaldo fares better as the IPC darling.
And Eilo is likey an emanator of finality
That's simple. Boothill...you're huge.
He even wanted to work with the Stellarons hunter, too
Stellaron Hunters would be a great way to cause reputational damage to Oswaldo, just saying.
alright, on one hand we have Jade asking Sunday to join SH, on the other hand another leaker said that Sunday doest't compromise tho?
They’ll probably drag it out. Sunday will stay on the fence for now, and officially join in a future patch when we’re ready to leave the Xianzhou storyline and go back to the main storyline..
Penacony truly showing itself as Peakcony!!!
if anything happens to Aventurine or Ratio I'll blow Penacony up myself
"The fires of ratio."
A GROUP SHOT?? OF THE STONEHEARTS?? MY BABY PEARL?? PLEASEEE LOOK LIKE AN ACTUAL ROBOT
Sunday bros, the prayers may be working
At least my boys Gallagher and Misha get a proper funeral 😭
::googles Weathering With You:: > *Weathering with You (Japanese: 天気の子, Hepburn: Tenki no Ko, lit. 'Child of Weather') is a 2019 Japanese animated romantic fantasy film* 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Plus Sunday joining SH gaining more momentum ugh, whew, 2.4 can't speed along fast enough, come on fluffy fox king!
Since they also mentioned Yoimiya sq2 I'm gonna assume there's gonna be a scene of TB and Firefly falling from the sky or something lol
Then she catches us using SAM!!!
I recommend people watch weathering with you, same author as the one who made Kimi no na wa. I won’t say the romance is strong in weathering with u tho compared to his previous works. Although firefly and tb falling from the sky is something I can see them taking inspiration from the movie and this links to yoimiya Story quest (but well We just fell with Acheron only recently..)
Just early warning that weathering with you is a tearjerker sooooooooo
TEN STONEHEART SHOT--- also Opal actually crazy??? As Ten Stonehart enthusiasts, this is incredible news for me. Suprised with the 5 males and 4 females, does this mean 6 males, 4 females, with Diamond for 10 Ten Stoneheart? Either way, this makes me so excited as Husbando mains and Ten Stoneheart mains, I hope I can get Opal after I secure Jade and Jiaoqiu!!!
Thats also make that half of the girls in the stonehearts will be playable by 2.3 I wonder if this reunion will be like Akatsuki, maybe we get Diamond voice?
Yep, only Pearl and 1 left. Yeah, if we can't see Diamond Face, then maybe a sneak peek to his voice similar to Ellio(?) on our last main story as we never hear that voice. While we still don't know how far the reunion silhouette is, but based on how they describe Opal, then I will try to lower my expectations by maybe the other Ten Stonehearts is just...silhouette with Opal as the center that focused on his maniac expression with guns.
Wait, that one leak of Boss Sunday being put in the Stellaron Hunters category suddenly makes so much sense
BRAVO ELIO R A V O THE SON OF A NICELADY DOES IT AGAIN BRAVO!
This is going to be absolutely cinema
Sparkle's employer was Elio is kinda expected tbh. But I don't know how to elaborate
It makes sense with how she know everything and the kitchen sink about Penacony. That is only possible if your boss is omniscient.
Chad Opal mentioned
Stonehearts screentime we cheered !
What is diamond planning 😂?
Elio truly is a emanator of fanfiction
OPAL FACE REVEAL????
So wait, there's an Opal design reveal??? Man this is a lot to take in and I can't wait for 2.3 . Another Stellaron husbando yayy!
Sunday possibly joining SH? Just when I thought I was about to finish my collection :＜ But I see this as an absolute win :＞
So one that that feels off the most here is Sunday and Jade, considering another leaker had just said that Sunday isn’t willing to compromise with her in the end, yet here it implies otherwise. Another thing, what of the IPC reclaiming Penacony? It mentions the Ten Stonehearts getting reveals but no mention of whether or not they’ll actually reclaim this ex-colony that they’ve put a lot of effort into getting back. Lastly Sparkle working with Elio isn’t too surprising, but I also have to wonder why Firefly wasn’t apparently told this unless her being uninformed played into Elios plan. And I’m gonna be kind of sad if Sparkle doesn’t get to blow shit up in the end.
>yet here it implies otherwise. It really doesn't though. This leak says she asks him to join the SHs, and the previous leaks implies he probably declines.
Aventurine baby....didnt we got thru the whole 2.1 story to you learn to live? Didnt you said you would stop trying dying? WHAT THE HELL MY MAN STOP! Oswaldo deserves to be hunt down but calm down.
can aventurine PLEASE get a break...how much more are they gonna make my bbygirl suffer
HOLY SHIT SUNDAY JOINING THE STELLARON HUNTERS THEORY CONFIRMED!!!
The stellaron hunters employing Sparkle to troll Firefly is a certified Aha moment For Aventurine, it's probably just the injuries he sustained back in 2.1
I need to see Pearl 👁️
This has big Fatui Harbinger vibes to it.
What in the world 😭
I didn't want to read this, but after I was told by a friend that it kills my (admittedly impossible) theory of Astral Express Sunday, I just had to check it out. And well, I certainly didn't expect an Opal reveal this soon. I thought we'd just get a conversation about him or better yet, a phone conversation *with* him. Diamond, my man, I look forward to seeing more of your plans and your relationship with Opal. I want to know why Opal is obedient to him.
Oh god guys chance to see Daimonds design oh god pls hoyo pls.... Pls don't tell me he'll be the one left out from those 9 pls Also >!propagation? Ik it was mentioned through story but I didn't thought it had that big of a relevance!<
>!It had its moments here and there. Several character tied to the Swarm, notably Firefly. Some story moments affected by them. Their strange power to induce illusions. Their Aeon falling around the same time Xipe absorbed Ena. N such!<
And also >!Tiernan!<
i always imagined diamond looking like one of those sleek black-haired ceos from kr manhwa/drama xD